The Tower
The Tower is a monument in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Tower is situated nearby to the amusement arcade Tower Amusements, as well as near the playground Fishy Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portobello Town Hall and Prince of Wales Fountain, 44 Promenade, Portobello, Edinburgh.
Portobello Town Hall
Town hall
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Portobello Town Hall is a municipal structure in Portobello High Street, Portobello, Scotland. The building, which is managed by Portobello Central SCIO, a community body, is a Category B listed building. Portobello Town Hall is situated 1,100 feet southwest of The Tower.
Prince of Wales Fountain, 44 Promenade, Portobello, Edinburgh
Fountain
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Prince of Wales Fountain, 44 Promenade, Portobello, Edinburgh is situated 950 feet southeast of The Tower.
Portobello Library
Library
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Portobello Library is a public library in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The current building in Rosefield Place cost £37,500 and was opened on 11 October 1963 by Lord Provost Duncan M. Portobello Library is situated 1,100 feet southwest of The Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portobello and Mountcastle.
Portobello
Suburb
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Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh in eastern central Scotland. It lies 3 miles east of the city centre, facing the Firth of Forth, between the suburbs of Joppa and Craigentinny.
Mountcastle
Suburb
Mountcastle is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is east of the city centre and lies to the north-west of the neighbouring area of Portobello. Mountcastle is primarily a residential area, with many early-mid 20th century houses.
Craigentinny
Suburb
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Craigentinny is a suburb in the north-east of Edinburgh, Scotland, east of Restalrig and Lochend. Its name may be a corruption of the Gaelic Creag an t-Sionnaich, meaning "the fox's rock".
The Tower
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95549° or 55° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.11274° or 3° 6′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C7RXV4P+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 364446028OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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